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Poem: Just my thoughts
Torrey Brown expresses his frustration with systemic racism and hypocrisy in his latest poem "Just my thoughts."
Are you feeling like the real Marie Kondo yet?
"We as people do this often, alter our behavior in response to invisible triggers. Things like over-apologizing, or self-sabotaging by repeatedly not showing up for ourselves as a means of survival. These types of behaviors are rooted in trauma, and if you are continually functioning in this way, sorry to tell you but... 'you missed a spot.'"
I Can MARVEL All Day: Issue #4 Star Wars
This week Shan & Hogey talk about Star Wars to celebrate Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you!
The Unapologetics Podcast Rewind: When the Whole School is Racist
Percy Bland Jr., Youth Pastor at Eastern Star Baptist Church, and his teen youth group join Malachi Carter and the middle schoolers and high schoolers from Carter's church to talk about racism as they see it in their classrooms.
New Episode: The Unapologetics Podcast — Season 2, Episode 2
"By an ever growing number, black Millennials are leaving the church, refuting and discrediting their worth and value, oftentimes because the behaviors of certain church members or groups whose practices didn’t render themselves consistent with God’s Word or Christian principles."
The Unapologetics Podcast Rewind: Rap, Race, and Rhetoric
Rapper Chris Mack joins Malachi “A+scribe” Carter at his favorite soul food joint to discuss the nuances of using hip-hop to engage in dialogue about racism and social justice.
The Ticket: A Short Story in Seven Parts (Part II)
"While Daryl didn’t break his promise to Brittany, by that evening Three Rivers was abuzz anyway. Television trucks from Grand Rapids and South Bend descended like locusts on the 131 Gas and Go where the winning ticket was sold."
Assault on the alphabets
"Assault on the alphabets" written by Three Rivers native and poet Torrey Brown.
Opinion: A contingency champion is still a champion
But the question lingers. Is the Corona Champion legitimate? Will the Tampa Bay Lightning still be a Stanley Cup Champion if they hoist the Cup in a 5,000-seat college arena, skating past empty seats while the Red Hot Chili Peppers are played extra loud to drown out the crickets? Would Kevin Garnett’s legendary declaration of “Anything is possible!” rung out to the heavens the same way without a cheering crowd behind him? If Bill Russell was at home for his own safety instead of standing in the confetti shower with Garnett?
Maybe not. But the soul of the game is the playing of the game.
Poem: Just my thoughts
Torrey Brown expresses his frustration with systemic racism and hypocrisy in his latest poem "Just my thoughts."
Are you feeling like the real Marie Kondo yet?
"We as people do this often, alter our behavior in response to invisible triggers. Things like over-apologizing, or self-sabotaging by repeatedly not showing up for ourselves as a means of survival. These types of behaviors are rooted in trauma, and if you are continually functioning in this way, sorry to tell you but... 'you missed a spot.'"
I Can MARVEL All Day: Issue #4 Star Wars
This week Shan & Hogey talk about Star Wars to celebrate Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you!
The Unapologetics Podcast Rewind: When the Whole School is Racist
Percy Bland Jr., Youth Pastor at Eastern Star Baptist Church, and his teen youth group join Malachi Carter and the middle schoolers and high schoolers from Carter's church to talk about racism as they see it in their classrooms.
New Episode: The Unapologetics Podcast — Season 2, Episode 2
"By an ever growing number, black Millennials are leaving the church, refuting and discrediting their worth and value, oftentimes because the behaviors of certain church members or groups whose practices didn’t render themselves consistent with God’s Word or Christian principles."
The Unapologetics Podcast Rewind: Rap, Race, and Rhetoric
Rapper Chris Mack joins Malachi “A+scribe” Carter at his favorite soul food joint to discuss the nuances of using hip-hop to engage in dialogue about racism and social justice.
The Ticket: A Short Story in Seven Parts (Part II)
"While Daryl didn’t break his promise to Brittany, by that evening Three Rivers was abuzz anyway. Television trucks from Grand Rapids and South Bend descended like locusts on the 131 Gas and Go where the winning ticket was sold."
Assault on the alphabets
"Assault on the alphabets" written by Three Rivers native and poet Torrey Brown.
Opinion: A contingency champion is still a champion
But the question lingers. Is the Corona Champion legitimate? Will the Tampa Bay Lightning still be a Stanley Cup Champion if they hoist the Cup in a 5,000-seat college arena, skating past empty seats while the Red Hot Chili Peppers are played extra loud to drown out the crickets? Would Kevin Garnett’s legendary declaration of “Anything is possible!” rung out to the heavens the same way without a cheering crowd behind him? If Bill Russell was at home for his own safety instead of standing in the confetti shower with Garnett? Maybe not. But the soul of the game is the playing of the game.
